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A former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, yesterday joined two former governors, Joshua Dariye (Plateau) and Jolly Nyame (Taraba), as an inmate in a correctional centre.

Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip of the 9th Assembly, was found guilty by a Federal High Court in Lagos on fraud charges and remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. His conviction and sentencing to 12 years in jail yesterday came 12 years after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed N7.65 billion fraud charge against him.

The EFCC had filed the charge in 2007. Meanwhile, the Presidency yesterday warned those stealing public funds, saying they would also be jailed. The Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, gave the warning in a Facebook post reacting to Kalu’s conviction. “Those of you stealing now will have your day too. It shall not be long,” Ojudu’s post read.

Kalu was convicted alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and Jones Udeogu, who served under him as the Director of Finance and Account at the Abia State Government House in Umuahia. While Udeogu was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, the trial judge, Justice Mohammed Idris, ordered the winding up of Slok Nigeria Limited, holding that his assets and properties be forfeited to government. Kalu was convicted of the entire 28 counts in which his name featured out of the 39 counts filed against the trio. On each of counts 1-11 and 39, he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment; on each of counts 23-33, he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment; and on each of counts 34-38, he was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. Justice Idris, however, held that the sentences shall run concurrently, which means that Kalu will spend a maximum of 12 years in jail.

For Udeogu, Justice Idris found him guilty of 11 out of the 16 counts in which his name featured. He was pronounced not guilty on five counts. On each of counts 23-25 and 27-32, Udeogu was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment while on each of counts 34-38, he was sentenced to 10 years and he was sentenced to five years on count 39. Like Kalu, Udeogu’s sentences would also run concurrently, meaning he will be spending a maximum of 10 years in jail. Justice Idris held that from the evidence before him, he found that Kalu violated his oath of office as governor between 1999 and 2007. He said, “with due respect, I hold the view that the first defendant has failed in his obligation; it is unacceptable. With due respect, I state that the first defendant acted contrary to his oath of office and he shall accordingly be held responsible for his actions.

All those who have aided and abetted him will also be dealt with. “Let me remind those who hold positions of authority in this country that they shall be held responsible for their conducts. When they act contrary to the law, the same law will catch up with them. I will like to borrow a leaf from the words of the late Dele Giwa, who stated that, ‘No evil deed will go unpunished; any evil done by man to man will be redressed, if not now, certainly later. If not by man, then by God, for the victory of evil over good is temporary’. “It is in this light and circumstances that I again find the defendants guilty.” The judge described money laundering as “a grave offence and crime against humanity” adding that, “Money laundering offences are anti-human and among the most dangerous. It is condemned worldwide because it is a crime against humanity.

“The defendants are, no doubt, first-time offenders and for this reason and keeping with the spirit of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), the court will temper justice with mercy but only in accordance with the dictates of the law.” The judge also said the judiciary was committed to the fight against corruption, but it was left for the prosecutorial agencies to conduct thorough, comprehensive and conclusive investigations before going to court. He hailed the investigation that culminated to the charge as being in-depth and conclusive, adding that, “No gaps were left unfilled. This is the acceptable standard.” Kalu ‘begs’ not to be handcuffed in public After his conviction, Kalu was heard telling officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), to be gentle with him and not to put handcuff on him in the public.

“Where are you taking us to now? Please don’t handcuff me. I will follow you,” he said. Kalu’s journey to prison His criminal trial started in 2007 before the Federal High Court, Lagos, but was stalled by several interlocutory appeals which went up to the Supreme Court. The trial eventually started after the apex court on 18 March, 2016, ordered the former governor to go back to the high court and face his trial. The prosecution’s case was closed on May 11, 2018 after calling 19 witnesses. The prosecution was led by Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), who also led the prosecution of Dariye and Nyame.

Kalu’s no-case submission was dismissed by the trial court on July 31, 2018 and he was ordered to open his defence. Dissatisfied with the decision, Kalu again approached the Court of Appeal, to upturn the ruling of Justice Mohammed Idris. His appeal was dismissed. At this point, Justice Idris, who had been elevated to the Court of Appeal, was issued a fresh fiat to conclude the case by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa.

But despite losing at the appellate court, Kalu was not available to open his defence at the trial court as he had reportedly travelled to Germany on health grounds at that time. He did not return to the country within the time permitted by the court and therefore missed three sittings of the court in his trial. His bail was thereafter revoked by the judge on November 12, 2018, with the judge ordering him on arrival to submit himself to security operatives at the Murtala Mohammed International, Airport, Lagos and hand over his international passport to EFCC. But the ex-governor on arrival at the airport, rather than comply with the court’s order, joined his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and commenced campaigns for the then forthcoming elections.

Other former governors with similar experience Senator Joshua Dariye (Plateau State), was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in jail by an FCT High Court in Gudu presided over by Justice Adebukola Banjoko on June 12, 2018 The former governor, who was then a serving senator, however, got his jail term reduced to 10 years by the Court of Appeal. He is currently incarcerated at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja. Rev. Jolly Nyame, a three-time governor of Taraba State, was convicted and sentenced on May 30 to 14 years for criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and gratification by the same Justice Banjoko of the FCT High Court.

He was described as the judge as “either an unrepentant sinner or the most audacious executive Nigeria ever had.” His jail term was however reduced to 12 years by the appellate court and he is a Dariye’s neighbour in Kuje, Abuja. James Ibori (Delta State), was convicted by a UK court after he pleaded guilty to a 10-count charge of fraud involving sums amounting to about $66 million. He was slammed a 13-year jail term of which he served six years and returned to Nigeria in February 2017.

Late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (Bayelsa State) was impeached by the Bayelsa State House of Assembly in December 2005, following his arrest by the London Metropolitan Police over allegations of corruption and money laundering. Afterwards, he was arrested and prosecuted by the EFCC on money laundering and corruption offences. He was convicted on July 30, 2007, by the trial judge, Justice M.L. Shuaibu, of the Federal High Court in Lagos, who sentenced him to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the charges. He ended up spending only a few months in jail as he had been in detention since December 2005. However, on March 13, 2013, Alamieyeseigha was pardoned by the then president of the country, Goodluck Jonathan, a move condemned by anti-graft activists.

Lucky Igbinedion (Edo State), unlike others, did not serve any jail term despite being convicted and sentenced to six months in prison. This was because the trial judge, Justice Adamu Abdu-Kafarati, gave him a fine of N3.5million as an alternative to serving the six months in jail. An alternative he embraced. He was charged in January, 2008, with embezzling N2.9 billion, but pleaded guilty to one count of corruption in a plea bargain at a Federal High Court in Enugu.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fraud-kalu-joins-dariye-nyame-in-prison.html

President Muhammadu Buhari says the effect of climate change on Lake Chad has created more economic challenges, with the shrinking lake rendering many jobless, and leaving them with little or no options for survival, except crime. Buhari said this yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving Letter of Credence of the High Commissioner of Australia to Nigeria, Mrs Claire Ireland.

Buhari, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said climate change was “steadily” taking a toll on income of families as farm lands got narrowed with desert encroachments, while the vagaries of the weather posed greater risks for the future.

The president, who said the global attention on taming the effects of climate change was important, added that population had been on the increase in Nigeria, and lands for investment and farming had turned more competitive. “Before now, 10 to 15 members of a family could own a land, but the desert encroachment and growth in population has created a situation where you can have 200 people struggling over a family land,” he said.

Buhari said the country was preparing for more challenges from desert encroachment Ireland said Australia had maintained consistent economic growth for 29 years, scoring a record of development indicators that many countries had not been able to attain. She said the growth had been largely driven by investments and diversification in the mining sector, assuring that stronger partnerships would be explored for Nigeria’s potentials in minerals, education and agriculture. Buhari, who also received Letter of Credence of the Ambassador of Sweden, Carl Michael, said Nigeria remained grateful for the strong partnership it had enjoyed over the years.

The Swedish ambassador, who assured the president that he would work hard to deepen political and economic relations, there were many opportunities for cooperation, including trade and investments. Receiving the Letter of Credence of the Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Nigeria, Maxwell Ranga, Buhari said Nigeria had enjoyed long years of cooperation with Zimbabwe. Ranga said Zimbabwe appreciated Nigeria’s support during the country’s struggle for independence.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/shrinking-lake-chad-forced-many-to-crime-buhari-2.html

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says with the phenomenal increase in rice production and processing in the country, Nigeria will be exporting the commodity in the next two years. The minister stated this on Thursday in Kura, Kano State, during an assessment tour of the impact of the border drill on the entire rice production value chain.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports Nanono and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, led stakeholders and a team of journalists on inspection of cluster of cottage rice mills in Kura. The team also visited four integrated rice mills in the state which are Al-Hamsad Rice, Kura Brothers Rice Mill, Tiamin Rice Ltd and Umza International Farms. “The way and manner we are going in the production of rice, in the next two years, we will start exporting rice outside the country.

“For those that are worried about the partial close of our borders, we are not doing this to hurt the people but to protect the future of the country, provide jobs and food sufficiency. “Government will continue to give support to rice farmers to achieve this goal,” he said. (NAN)

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nigeria-to-export-rice-in-2-years-fg.html

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday reported an oil pipeline fire outbreak along Atlas Cove-Mosimi Pipeline, part of the System 2B pipeline in Baruwa Swamp area of Lagos. The corporation said preliminary reports of the incident indicated that the fire outbreak might have been caused by an act of vandalism by suspected oil thieves. The corporation, in conjunction with the Lagos State Government, has contained the fire and repair works have commenced which will lead to speedy restoration of the pipeline operations.

The corporation confirmed that it has 116million litres of PMS in Mosimi Depot, 7.5million litres in Satellite Depot and 35million litres in Ibadan depots, all within System 2B network. The corporation commended all stakeholders for their prompt response, assuring the public of seamless supply and distribution of petroleum products supply in the country throughout the Yuletide season and beyond.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fuel-supply-to-persist-despite-lagos-pipeline-fire-nnpc.html

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Former governors and deputies who are now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly are silent over the ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos which ordered them to refund all monies they collected as pensions after leaving their executive offices.

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had, in a landmark judgement, ordered the federal government to “recover pensions collected by former governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly.” It also directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to challenge the legality of states’ pension laws permitting former governors and other ex-public officials to collect pensions.

However, when contacted yesterday, the AGF said he was studying the ruling and that a position would be taken soon. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, the AGF said they heard of the judgement. “We are currently studying it and we will respond appropriately,” he said. Daily Trust reports that most of the former governors and deputy governors who are now serving as ministers or senators refused to comment on the matter. It was, however, not clear if the Lagos judgement would be retroactive considering that there are many former governors and deputies who have also served in the National Assembly or took ministerial appointments. Findings show that there are over 50 former governors and deputies from over 25 states that at one time or the other drew multiple benefits running into billions of naira. Presently, there are 16 former governors serving at the Senate.

They are Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Kashim Shettima (Borno), Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa), Ibrahim Gaidam (Yobe), Orji Kalu (Abia), Theodore Orji (Abia), Sam Egwu (Ebonyi), Danjuma Goje (Gombe), Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu), Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano), Kabir Gaya (Kano), Adamu Aliero (Kebbi), Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (Sokoto), Gabriel Suswam (Benue) and Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa). Two former deputy governors – Biodun Olujimi (Ekiti) and Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe (Abia) – are also at the upper chamber. There are nine former governors who are currently serving as ministers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. They are Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Chris Ngige (Anambra), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), George Akume (Benue), Ogbonnaya Onu (Ebonyi), Richard Adeniyi Adebayo (Ekiti), Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) and Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers).

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/ex-governors-mum-as-court-orders-recovery-of-pensions.html

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The governor-elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has inaugurated a 59-member Transition Council set up by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to scrutinise the accounts of the outgoing Governor Seriake Dickson’s administration. He said that was needed for appropriate action when he takes over on February 14, 2020.

Lyon, while inaugurating the transition committee at the party secretariat in Yenagoa yesterday, urged it to develop and identify failures of the outgoing administration, and also proffer possible solutions to tackle the economic, security, developmental, infrastructural and the several other areas that often affected the machinery of government negatively. The governor-elect who also set out a 12-point term of reference for the committee, including the close monitoring of the out-going governor’s dealings with banks and financial institutions and scrutinising bills passed into law within the past four years, said they will also interface with the outgoing administration for a smooth hand-over/take-over and receive hand-over documents from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).

Other mandates of the committee include; analysing hand-over notes and to identify and prioritize important or urgent issues confronting the in-coming government; to review preliminary assessment of the balance sheet of government with particular emphasis on checking the status and liabilities of government and the cash flow position of the government including specific x-raying on relationship with all banks and financial institutions.

Lyon noted that though the challenges before the APC and the incoming administration were enormous, his government will focus on ways to address the challenges for the good of Bayelsans. Chairman of the transition committee and former acting governor of the state, Werinipre Seibarogu, promised to fulfil the terms of reference handed to the committee.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/lyon-to-dickson-ill-probe-your-administration.html

Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger east), the sponsor of Social Media Bill, has raised alarm over incessant attacks on towns in Niger state by bandits suspected to come from Zamfara and Katsina states. Senator Musa, said that the bandits are now operating freely in some parts of the state without being intercepted by security operatives.

Raising a matter of National importance during a plenary on, the Senator revealed that two district heads were kidnapped and a town completely raze putting the residents in difficult conditions. “You cannot imagine the victims I have seen, they will hardly survive because they are all having injuries from gunshots,” the senator said. “So I’m bringing this matter of urgency to this hallowed chamber to rise to this occasion because the insecurity is becoming alarming and if we should allow it continue and we feel safe here, we are not safe. I’m putting this motion so that something drastic can be done. “I will want this house to resolve in calling the security chiefs to order.

The security architecture in that area is not working. The bandits from Katsina, Zamfara are all in Niger state.” he said On his part, Senator Abdullahi Sabi, (APC, Niger North), called for holistic approach in tackling the crisis. He observed that Niger state is adjourned to the two states that were embroiled in banditry and their forest reserved is stretched up to his constituency.

He said people in his constituency are at the receiving end of effort by the affected states to dislodge the bandits. “It’s not enough for action to be taken at a particular point. Security personnel most realised that, when you dissipate them in one area they will definitely look for where to find solace. This is what we are exactly witnessing here,” he said.

The senate, therefore resolved that the Service Chiefs and Inspector General of Police should as a matter of urgency tighten security and draft personnel to Niger and other troubled areas. The lawmakers also called on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief material to the victims of the recent attacks in the Niger state.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/bandits-from-katsina-zamfara-taken-over-niger-towns-senators.html

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Four months after three policemen and two civilians were gunned down by soldiers in Taraba State, the military authorities are yet to court martial the suspects. The policemen were killed at a military checkpoint while conveying kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, who they had arrested in his hideout in Ibi town of…

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/wadume-4-months-after-killer-soldiers-yet-to-face-court-martial.html

Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday said the new National Minimum Wage of N30,000 is not enough to take workers home. Obaseki disclosed this while delivering his address at the 7th Quadrennial National Delegates conference of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) held in Abuja.

Though Edo state currently has a minimum wage of N25,000, he said N30,000 won’t be a problem noting that “N30,000 is not enough for workers as take home.” He also stated that strong institutions are the corner stone of any stable government in a developed country adding that for Nigeria to meet world best practices, “funding of education, healthcare research institutions and other social services are critical functions of the states; functions that must be prioritised because it is foundational to the organisation and the development of the state.” He added that Nigeria does not need strong men but strong institutions.

“As we strive towards becoming a developed country, the first thing should be more on what we create not whom we create, more on things we put in place for the future generation to see and utilise much more than what will benefit us today,” Obaseki added. Meanwhile, the NASU president, Comrade Chris Ani, noted that “as the statement that Nigeria’s economy remains in a state of comatose as a result of over reliance on revenue from oil cannot be overemphasized,” he called on the government at all levels to fashion out policies that will grow the economy of the country.

He lamented that over reliance on imported goods has turned the country into a dumping ground for all manner of goods and creating jobs for citizens of the exporting countries. To address the menace of unemployment in the country, Ani urged government at all levels to take note that no nation can develop when its active manpower remain underutilised.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/minimum-wage-n30000-not-enough-as-take-home-obaseki.html

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The International Press Institute (IPI, Nigerian Chapter) has urged Nigerians to use the opportunity of the impending public hearing to push for desired amendments or changes to the bill prior to its likely passage or rejection by the legislature. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Kabiru Yusuf, Chairman, IPI Nigerian Chapter; Mallam Wada Maida, member, IPI Executive Board; and Raheem Adedoyin, Secretary, IPI Nigerian Chapter, and made available to journalist yesterday. The institute noted that some stakeholders, including individuals and groups, have declared that the Hate Speech Bill is inimical to Press Freedom and the exercise of right to Free Speech.

HOW “As the global network of Editors, Publishers, Media Executives, Communication Scholars, Senior Journalists/Media Executives and experts in the communication industry on press freedom, the IPI, Nigerian Chapter firmly understands the implications of any law with contentious provisions for free speech, press freedom, media independence, safety of journalism practitioners and the unhindered operations of media businesses.

“We wish to make it known that IPI does not in any way support the peddling of Hate Speech, Fake News and deliberate misinformation through any social or conventional media platform,” the statement said.

The IPI members said they are aware that peddling of hate speech, carrying of fake news and deliberate misinformation are usually the preserve of quacks and non-professionals who have no regard for the implications that such acts would have for the polity and for national peace and security. “But we are decidedly opposed to laws with prescription of capital punishment and any other stiff and dehumanising penalties for such abuse of the media space.

As responsible leaders of journalism, we appeal to all real stakeholders to go beyond the open condemnations by seizing the opportunity that would be presented at the impending public hearing to vigorously push for desired amendments or changes to any such Bill prior to its likely passage or rejection by the legislature,” they said.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/hate-speech-ipi-urges-nigerians-to-debate-bill-at-public-hearing.html

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Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoya, has expressed dissatisfaction over N5.6billion allocated to the budgets of ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice for constituency projects. A statement signed by the spokesperson of the commission, Mrs. Rasheedat Okoduwa, said the chairman spoke at a media roundtable in Abuja to promote the ‘My Constituency, My Project’ initiative of the commission. It said he expressed concern that constituency projects, which principally were projects and empowerment programmes designed to bring development to rural communities nationwide, had been included the budgets of the foreign affairs and other non-relevant ministries and agencies. “What is constituency project doing in Foreign Affairs? We will ask questions with this kind of allocation,” the ICPC boss was quoted as saying in the statement.

He also revealed that both the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice had the sum of N5.6 billion inserted in the 2019 budget for the execution of zonal intervention projects. He also disclosed that a breakdown of the 2019 allocation for zonal interventional projects showed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) would spend N2.9 billion on constituency projects. Owasanoye added that the allocation of N2.7 billion to the Ministry of Justice in the same budget brought to the fore some of the anomalies surrounding the implementation of constituency projects across the country.

He noted that only about 60 percent of constituency projects have been completed with a lot of them executed in shoddy ways due to poor technical designs, impositions and other sundry irregularities. He stressed that the commission would not give up on tracking of constituency projects as long as government kept funding them and therefore called on local communities to own the projects for themselves. Professor Owasanoye also called for the handover of zonal intervention projects to local government authorities upon completion for effective maintenance and sustainability of the projects.

He said, “If somebody had nominated a project and succeeded in getting the project to the community, it is not the duty of the person to maintain it. Communities need to understand that it was public funds that were used. They need to take ownership. We recommend that the project needs to be handed over to the local government for the community to take over.”

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/icpc-queries-n5-6bn-constituency-projects-in-foreign-affairs-justice-ministries-budget.html

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